Corsets from silver screen on display in Delaware
November 13, 2006 
Some of the most famous costumes in cinematic history are to go on display at Winterthur Museum & Country Estate in Delaware until January 2007.
The Fashion in Film: Period Costumes for the Screen exhibition contains 36 costumes from some of the most famous films ever made in Hollywood, from Sense and Sensibility to Murder on the Orient Express.
All costumes were made for period productions set between the 16th and the mid 20th centuries, starring famous luminaries such as Elizabeth Taylor, Meryl Streep, Nicole Kidman and Gwyneth Paltrow.
A number of corsets from films such as Sense and Sensibility, Gosford Park, Murder on the Orient Express and Ever After are featured, letting fans see some of the most intimate memorabilia from their favourite films.
Divided into three sections, the exhibition shows the design of historically authentic costumes from three distinct historical periods.
The first from the early 16th through to the 19th century, is dominated by corsets and dresses for adaptations of historical figures, such as Cate Blanchett's portrayal of Elizabeth I, or literary notables such as Kate Wins let's Marianne Dashwood in Sense & Sensibility.
Its second section covers 1827 to the late 19th century, with costumes from three adaptations of Henry James novels, Pushkin's Eugene Onegin and Shakespeare's Hamlet, while the third covers the period up until the mid-20th century, with costumes and corsets from classic films such as Evita and Room with a View.
Meanwhile, in addition to costumes the exhibition will also feature a number of film stills and posters.
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